The i3G banks started out with a "dirty dozen" -  a grouping of interoperability issues that were causing problems within in the industry.  The group then prioritized the top four issues based on proliferation of the problem.

The top four industry issues addressed in 2009 were:
1)  Dealing with Duplicate File Events: Best practices were developed for resolving large scale duplicate file presentment incidents – including a new industry event notification system
2)  Lack of industry standardization around electronic endorsements: i3G developed guidelines for proper use of Bank of First Deposit (BOFD) endorsement records
3)  Lack of industry adoption of TIFF Tag standards: i3G developed clarification on the standard approach for TIFF Tag use
4) Lack of industry consensus on MICR line requirements for imaged items

In 2010, i3G tackled an additional 3 issues off the priority list. Below are the best practices documents, available for download:

5) Best Practices for Image Integrity: Goes beyond usability and delves into "Code-line data" mismatch events
6) Best Practices for Incoming Image Returns
7) Best Practices for Image Defects
8) Best Practices for Invalid RT Issues
9) Best Practices for Amount Difference Handling
Download the white papers correlating to each industry issue outlined above by clicking on the topic's highlighted link.

Do you have an industry issue that needs to be addressed? Send us a note at info@i3ggroup.com